Gravity Maps
Gravity Maps are a newly discovered class of integer mappings that generalise the well-known Collatz function. Defined through simple modular rules, these mappings extend beyond a single base and exhibit consistent collapse of trajectories to unity. While no formal proofs are attempted here, empirical exploration reveals striking properties, particularly in the Efficient Version: odd and even subsequences form strictly decreasing sequences and trajectory lengths remain bounded - with a maximum of only 60 steps observed up to one billion. This work introduces the definitions of Gravity Maps, highlights their distinctive behaviour, and provides a platform for further study.
Authors
- Ananthashayan Puvanenthirarasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5439-086X)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22741079
- Primary Topic
- Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection
- Type
- preprint